First it was kids in low income households, then pensioners, then Waspi women, then Grangemouth workers, now Labour will punish the disabled and the chronically ill. Funny how it's never the rich who suffer when Starmer makes one of his "tough choices". www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... - ThreadSky

weegingerdug.bsky.social • 1 day ago

First it was kids in low income households, then pensioners, then Waspi women, then Grangemouth workers, now Labour will punish the disabled and the chronically ill.

Funny how it's never the rich who suffer when Starmer makes one of his "tough choices".

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/labour-dwp-benefits-changes-cuts-pip-b2702022.html

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robpountney.bsky.social•1 day ago

Which is why I have come to the opinion that it's the treasury lying on IHT and not the farmers, Treasury says '500 landed gentry' this is of course a lie because they have their own loophole that didn't get touched, if it really was only the 'rich farmers' they'd have U turned like on non doms...

petemarchetto.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well, gosh, that's unexpected and completely out-of-the-blue, isn't it?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/12/labour-benefits-tories-labour-rachel-reeves-welfare

indydoug.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Sarwar and Baillie are going to be the "Bestest, bestest, bestest party.

loustewart.bsky.social•1 day ago

Labour always demonised disabled people remember ATOS was their brain child over ruling the Dr's and psychiatrist's...it has led to an as of yet uncalculated amount of early deaths and suicides of truly vulnerable people...unfortunately these people are always pushed aside as they are on the fringe.

birdswing.bsky.social•1 day ago

100% this is who they really are

alvinford.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Tough choices should be really tough to make. But Keich Stormer finds them incredibly easy.

weegingerdug.bsky.social•19 hours ago

All his "tough choices" involve punching down.

montrose.bsky.social•1 day ago

mrsmalone.bsky.social•1 day ago

That’s because Labour are the new Tories!

alans1.bsky.social•1 day ago

As a disabled person I am shitting myself as to what their going to do. It's like their shaking the tree and hoping a few of us will fall out dead every time they announce this shite. Paid hundreds of thousands in tax in career and had to battle to get even basic PIP.

THEY JUST WANT US DEAD.

weegingerdug.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm also a PIP claimant. I'm due to be transferred to the Scottish Adult Disability Payment. Getting PIP was a nightmare & I have obvious physical disabilities. I read one suggestion is to replace PIP with a one off payment, my disability will be lifelong, a one off payment won't help ongoing needs

alans1.bsky.social•1 day ago

They Politicians and their bankster mates - would rather we were dead as we are no use to them. I've transfered over. Had to contact pip to update them in new stuff. Said to me "You sound like a person who needs more help than you are getting. Would you like your case re assessed? (Cont.)

alans1.bsky.social•1 day ago

I said: " to be honest no. Scared of losing what little I have. Also it's a sad indictment of a service which is meant to help and people are terrified of seeking help incase it rocks the boat and I lose my PIP" really relly on it now. Every time this happens another few months get knocked off.

iwishididnaekerr.bsky.social•1 day ago

Targeting those already struggling is on point for them. They would rather do this than properly tax the millionaires and corporations. Its sickening. That's capitalism for you.

alans1.bsky.social•1 day ago

The poor have no lawyers is their guiding principle. Also banks and financiers tip better and are better for Jobs once folk see through them.

thorburn97.bsky.social•1 day ago

I know it's Scottish matters we normally write about, and obviously that is our main concern, but this criminally corrupt Labour Government, seem intent on punishing vulnerable people the length and breadth of the British Isles.

gambitman.bsky.social•1 day ago

as if 330,000 austerity deaths weren't already enough.
there isn't anywhere near £3bn to be saved from the DWP budget, never mind £5bn.
large numbers of people will die because of this #BlueLabour change...

pearson26.bsky.social•1 day ago

Reeves managed to hear the non doms when they complained about tax increases🤦🏻‍♂️

amunro.bsky.social•1 day ago

The poor and disabled clearly don't donate to the Labour Party.

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